History News Network

History News Network (HNN) at George Washington University is a platform for historians writing about current events.

History

History News Network (HNN) is a non-profit corporation registered in Washington State. HNN was founded by Richard Shenkman, the author of Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of World History. Mr. Shenkman served as editor until his retirement in 2019. Historian Kyla Sommers is the current editor-in-chief. HNN sponsors several history-oriented blogs including Liberty and Power (coordinated by David T. Beito), and Jim Loewen.[1][2][3]

HNN, originally hosted by George Mason University, moved to George Washington University in 2017.[4]

Murray Polner was the long-time book editor for HNN.[5][6]

In 2012, HNN celebrated the Fourth of July by holding a contest to select the worst books about American history every published. Nominees David Barton’s The Jefferson Lies, Michael Bellesiles’s Arming America, Gavin Menzies’s 1421 : The Year China Discovered America, and Richard G. Williams’s 2006 book Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man’s Friend.[2]

References
  1. "History News Network» History News Network". Chnm.gmu.edu. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. "History News Network Celebrates Bad History Books". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. "York College Professor Reviews For History News Network". York.cuny.edu. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. Warren, James (27 March 2017). "Media Report - Shenkman's New Home". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 7 April 2017. Journalist-historian Rick Shenkman has found a new home for the History News Network, namely George Washington University, meaning "its future is now assured" after departing George Mason University.
  5. "Murray Polner, founding and only editor of Present Tense magazine, dies at 91". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. Roberts, Sam (5 June 2019). "Present Tense (magazine)". New York Times. Retrieved 11 June 2019.


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